Pryso, you have noticed it well, Child in time from Deep Purple borders with heavy metal. I haven't thought about this before since the song stays long enough in the range of the hard rock which is ok for me since I am not fan of the heavy metal. But you are quite 'an Ear', it seems that hardly anything can pass beyond your radars.
Orpheus, I am glad you like Carlos Santana. This might be latino rock which is kind of 'soft' in the comparison to the mainly 'hard listing' of mine. I mostly picked rock with strong accent on the guitar and a bit aggressive vocal due to uncle's comment about the rock of being too noisy.
But Santana definitely has a touch. You surely have a well cared style.
Santana, Black magic woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyQUCYl-ocs
And Frogman, man, that was absolutely great post, I enjoyed very much reading. You know the stuff. Nothing to add nor subtract there. You have said it all.
Shaping the world (music) exclusively according to one's own preferences and seeing it through one's eyes only, would be leastwise, boring not to say limited.
How can you not to love this:
Art Pepper, The Prisoner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utT5yiQAOo
This
Erik Satie, Gnossienne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAF3abGY2M
This
Mighty Sam McClain - When The Hurt Is Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YPMiFaPWo
Or this at the same time
Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bWzyiU-S_w
Uuuuuu, uuuu.....